Prime Minister’s T20 Cup: Day 1 commences with a bang

“I can assure you that, as long as I am Prime Minister, this tournament will continue,” says Prime Minister Mark Phillips

The fifth edition of the Prime Minister’s T20 Cup was officially launch yesterday at the Muslim Youth Organization Ground (MYO) on Woolford Avenue in Georgetown. The tournament was opened with the bowling and batting of Prime Minister the Honourable Mark Phillips, before the teams departed to various grounds around Guyana to continue the three-day action.

In his feature address, the Prime Minister said, “This tournament, I can assure you that as long as I am Prime Minister, this tournament will continue. As long as I am Prime Minister, I will ensure that I support this tournament and lead from in front. So, as you compete among yourselves, compete with the assurance that this tournament will be a fixture for as long as you can play cricket. Last year, COVID affected the tournament, especially from the standpoint of the spectators, but this year we have the vaccine, and I assume that all of you are vaccinated. It therefore means that we can have more teams involved, and spectators.”

Prime Minister Phillips further said that what is need in the tournament is stiff competition, because no excuse will be accepted, as the competition must be of a high order while maintaining discipline. He urged the players to have keen competition among themselves, and, in the end, the winner will emerge naturally.

“On Sunday, it is my intention to be at Providence to hand over the trophies to the winners, and to spend time with all the members of the teams that participated in this competition this year. From simply participating in the competition this year, we are all winners in this fight against COVID-19. So, keen competition this year, and I use this opportunity to declare this tournament open,” PM Phillips posited.

The results for the day’s action were as follows:

In the Legends category

1. Regal Legends beat NY Hustlers by 110 runs at MYO ground.

 Regal: 223 for 4; Unis Yusuf 96, Ramesh Narine 47. Eustace Dodson 1/30, Harold Deokenanan 1/35, Shameer Sadloo 1/36, Ravi Lutchman 1/39.

NY Hustlers: 113 for 7; Ken Sanichar 67 not out, Ramesh Narine 3/11, Parsram Persaud 3/19.

2. NY Hustlers beat Floodlights by 6 wickets at MYO ground.

Floodlights: 134 for 7; Anil Beharry 39, Shaun Massiah 27, Ravi Lutchman 3/9.

NY Hustlers: 138 for 3 (18.4); Quyaam Farouk 47 not out, Mahesh Chunilall 29, Shameer Sadloo 23, Anil Beharry 3/18.

3. Wellman beat Floodlights by 8 wickets at Liliendaal. Floodlights: 86 all out (19.2); Khamraj Sumair 23, Anand Persaud 20, Lester Thom, Linden Headley and Davenand Madho 3 wickets each.

Wellman: 87 for 2; Harold Heranandan 31, Sahadeo Budhu 24, Kenrick Persaud and Surrendra Nauth 1/17 each.

4. Regal beat Wellman by 78 runs at Liliendaal.

Regal: 173 for 9; Ramesh Narine 86, Unis Yusuf 43, Lester Thom 3/23, Nandram Shamlall 2/38.

Wellman: 95 all out (18.4); Wayne Jones 30, Fazleem Mohammed 3/30, Unis Yusuf 2/18.

5. Orlando Legends beat Rockaway Legends by 22 runs at GDF.

Orlando: 99 all out 19.3 overs; Dean Boodhan 39, Jeff 4/22.

Rockaway: 77 all out; Lovell 27, Sankar 4/13.

6. Carpet Doctors beat NYSCL Legends by 7 wickets at GDF. NYSCL: 106 for 8; Mangar 26, Roddy Mayers 2/19, Asif Ahmad 2/27. Carpet Doctors 108 for 3 (15.1) Nigel Esturado 62 not out, Roger Mattar 24, Harold Danrade 1/10, Rudolph Perreira 1/16, Mohamed Safie 1/17.

7. Orlando Legends beat Carpet Doctors by 37 runs at GDF.

Orlando Legends: 139 for 7; Dean Boodhan 41 not out, Ramcharran Singh 38, Peter Persaud 4/19. Carpet Doctors: 102 for 8; Mattar 22, Nigel Esturado 22, Jason Melville 18, Boodhan, Tom Bacchus and Singh 2 wickets each.

8. Rockaway Legends beat NYSCL Legends by 95 runs at GDF.

Rockaway: 167 for 8; Robert Mohan 71, Oswald Chanandla 25, Furgesson 4/13. NYSCL Legends: 72 for 9; Furgesson 32, Rambarose 3/11.

In the All-Star category

1. Regal beat Success All Stars by 8 wickets at Eve Leary.

Success All Stars: 105 for 9; Kumar Bishundial 29, Latchman Chinapin 23, Delroy Pereira 2/12, Richard Latif 2/23, Karamchand Persaud 2/24. Regal: 111 for 2 (13.3); Sachin Singh 52, Chien Gittens 28, Nandshyaam Budhoo 1/16.

2. Ariel All Stars beat Speed Boat by 6 wickets. Speed Boat: 114 all out (18.3); Safraz Easu 20, Devindra Mohan 26, Kishore Smith 25, Dianand Singh 3/15, Keyon Sinclair 2/14, Quintin Sampson 2/20, Jonathan Fagundes 2/31. Ariel All Stars: 117 for 4 (12); Quintin Sampson 65 not out, Eon Hooper 31 not out, Shazim Gussain 3/26.

3. Ariel All Stars beat Regal by 29 runs at Eve Leary.

Ariel All Stars: 159 for 7; Quintin Sampson 37, David Williams 28, Eon Hooper 17, Sewchand Budhu 2/37. Regal 130 for 9; Richard Latif 37, Chien Gittens 32, Quintin Sampson 3/21, Keyon Sinclair 2/34, Jonathan Fagundes 2/12.

4. Speed Boat beat Airport by 95 runs at Eve Leary. Speed Boat: 238 for 7; Mohan 55, Safraz Esau 44, Avinash Mohabir 39, Greg Singh 35, Anand Bharat 3/34. Airport: 143 for 5; Anand Bharat 57, Quazin Yusuff 39, Greg Singh 2/35.

5. Name Brand beat Airport by 7 wickets at DCC.

Airport: 136 for 8; Shane Wong 56 Not Out, Quazin Yusuf 38, Narine Bailey 3/19. Name Brand: 140 for 3 (11.1); Diaram 42, Gangaram 38, Dyal 34, Dhanpaul Joseph and Esau 1 wicket each.

6. Name Brand beat Success All Stars by 6 wickets at DCC.

Success All Stars’ Rooplall 82, Travis Fung 31, Travis Drakes 29, Narine Bailey 2/24. Name Brand’s Dyal 47, Diaram 29, Gangaram 23.

Day 2 action continues today.